russL

Recently purchased new 09 G37X. About 40% of the time it takes multiple tries to move the shifter out of park. The button has to be pressed and released a couple of times. Unimpressed with dealership, Circle Infiniti, Eatontown, NJ. They say it is common and cannot be fixed. Anyone else have this problem or know how to correct?

Mike P

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Having the same issue (only with the Sedan). I told the dealer and they adjusted shifter. It would take 3 or 4 times before, but now only happens every once in a while and it is usually out in the second try. I am also making sure I depress the brake all the way to the floor. I think that has helped the most.

saltfish

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You gotta ensure that the weight of the vehicle is not resting on the parking arm.

What i do when i'm parking is:
Come to a complete stop
Put transmission in neutral (this ensures that the vehicle isn't moving forward or back)
Push down the foot brake then slowly release the brake pedal
Push transmission in park.

When i'm about to drive off i first put the car in gear then release the foot brake. With this method i never get any clunk sound and it isn't hard to move from out of park either.

JaredRS

I have the same as well... make sure you arent pulling back on the sitck as you are pushing the button. this seems to be part of the issue for me on occasion.

I havent taken it back to the dealer, i was waiting for another excuse to have them check it out.. which I got last night. SES light came on. as long as its not just the gas cap i will have the dealer take a look at both.

russL

Mike P Thanks I'll give that a try.
JaredRS The dealer claimed I was pulling back on the shifter. Please update us after you take your car to the dealer.
Saltfish - Thanks. I really don't want to have to go through that just to shift car out of park. I have never experienced this with any car I have driven (and I travel a lot = frequent rental cars). Wouldn't expect this type of problem on a car this expensive. I'll try posting on general tech and sedan to see if more people are experiencing the same problem.

G37Sam

+1 This is the ideal way to park, make it a habit especially when parking on ramps/slopes.

t-bone1924

I have this problem on my G37 coupe. I had the same exact problem on my I30 years ago! Rather than fighting with the dealership both then and now, I learned to adapt to it by squeezing the shift release button twice quickly before the final squeeze while shifting out of park. Kind of like a quick double click of a computer mouse before trying to shift out of park. It's like second nature to me now and it never fails to unlock the shifter.